C Shivakumar
Chennai:
Trichy would become the second city in Tamil Nadu to frame its own urban transport policy after detailed discussions on the structure of Urban Metropolitan Transport Authority was discussed in New Delhi recently.
Trichy, which was selected among the seven cities in India to have UMTA, an umbrella body which co- ordinates the entire transport activities of the city, will now have the power to design networks and routes, assess demand, contract services, monitor performance, manage common facilities like bus stations and terminals,
Interestingly, the meeting in New Delhi focussed on the structure of UMTA in Trichy in terms of power and functions, geographical coverage, legal provisions, organisational structures, funding sources and composition of governing board
During the round-table conference, which was chaired by Union urban development additional secretary Durga Shanker Mishra, it was decided that Union government will plan a single legislation for state to authorise inclusion of any city to establish UMTA within the state
“This would facilitate the process of establishment of UMTA in as much cities as a new Act will not be required every time a city wishes to set up UMTA,” sources added.
Interestingly, Chennai was the first city in the state to have Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority Act in 2010. The salient features of CUMTA include monitoring the implementation of various traffic and transportation measures including promoting the cause of public mass passenger transport systems and regulating their operations besides implementation of traffic and transportation infrastructure in the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
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